Torneo Descentralizado
Season2015
Dates1 May 2015 –
16 December 2015
ChampionsMelgar (2nd title)
RelegatedCienciano
Sport Loreto
León de Huánuco
Copa LibertadoresMelgar
Sporting Cristal
Universidad César Vallejo
Copa SudamericanaReal Garcilaso
Sport Huancayo
Deportivo Municipal
Universitario
Matches played366
Goals scored963 (2.63 per match)
Top goalscorerLionard Pajoy (25 goals)
Biggest home winSport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal
Biggest away winReal Garcilaso 0–4 Sporting Cristal
Real Garcilaso 0–4 Melgar
Highest scoringSport Huancayo 5–3 Sporting Cristal
Highest attendance38,710
Universitario v. Sporting Cristal
23 Aug. 2015
Lowest attendance236
Sport Huancayo v. Unión Comercio
8 Aug. 2015
Total attendance1,543,694
Average attendance4,217
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The 2015 Torneo Descentralizado de Fútbol Profesional (known as the 2015 Copa Movistar for sponsorship reasons) is the 99th season of the highest division of Peruvian football. A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to compete in the season after Alianza Atlético were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[1]

Competition modus

The competition will be played with 17 teams after the restitution of Alianza Atlético's place in the first division. The championship will be divided into several stages.

Tournament Stage Dates Rounds
Torneo del Inca Group stage 6 February – 5 April 10
Semi-finals 11 – 19 April 2
Final 26 April 1
Torneo Apertura Single stage 1 May – 23 August 17
Torneo Clausura Single stage 30 August – 29 November 17
Playoffs Semi-finals Dates TBA 2
Third place match Dates TBA 2
Finals Dates TBA 2

The first tournament to be played will be the 2015 Torneo del Inca—played by the 17 teams in 3 groups. Subsequently, the Torneo Apertura will have all teams play each other once either home or away while the Torneo Clausura will repeat those matches but reversing the home or away ground. The winners of these three tournaments will advance to the semi-finals of the playoff phase at the end of the season granted they each finish at least eighth in the aggregate table or above. The aggregate table will consist of the results of only the Torneo Apertura and Torneo Clausura. The fourth team to advance to the semi-finals will be the best placed team in the aggregate table that did not win any of the three tournaments.

Should one team win two of the three tournaments, they will automatically advance to the finals of the playoff phase and the semi-finals will be played by the team that won the remaining tournament and the best placed team on the aggregate table. Should one team win all three tournaments they will automatically become season champions. The aggregate table will also determine the three teams to be relegated at the end of the season.

The teams that qualify for the international competitions will be:

Competition Enter competition Achievement Berth
2016 Copa Libertadores Second stage Champion Peru 1
Runner-up Peru 2
First stage Third place Peru 3
2016 Copa Sudamericana First stage Fourth place Peru 1
Fifth place[A] Peru 2
Sixth place[A] Peru 3
Seventh place[A] Peru 4
Notes
  1. Determined by aggregate table

Teams

A total of 17 teams have been confirmed to play in the 2015 Torneo Descentralizado. Fourteen teams from the previous season, the 2014 Segunda División champion (Deportivo Municipal), the 2014 Copa Perú champion (Sport Loreto), and Alianza Atlético which were reinstated in the first division following their relegation in 2011.[2]

Stadia and locations

2015 Torneo Descentralizado is located in Peru
Juan Aurich
Ayacucho
Cienciano Real Garcilaso
Melgar
Sport Loreto
León de Huánuco
Unión Comercio
U. César Vallejo
Sport Huancayo
Alianza Atlético
UTC
Alianza Lima Municipal Sporting Cristal Universitario U. San Martín
Locations of the 2015 Primera División teams
Team City Stadium Capacity[3]
Alianza Atlético Sullana Miguel Grau (Piura) 25,000
Alianza Lima Lima Alejandro Villanueva 35,000
Ayacucho Ayacucho Ciudad de Cumaná 15,000
Cienciano Cusco Garcilaso 40,000
Deportivo Municipal Lima Iván Elías Moreno 10,000
Juan Aurich Chiclayo Elías Aguirre 24,500
León de Huánuco Huánuco Heraclio Tapia 15,000
Melgar Arequipa Virgen de Chapi 40,217
Real Garcilaso Cusco Garcilaso 40,000
Sport Huancayo Huancayo Estadio Huancayo 20,000
Sport Loreto Pucallpa Aliardo Soria 25,000
Sporting Cristal Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
Unión Comercio Nueva Cajamarca IPD de Moyobamba 5,000
Universidad César Vallejo Trujillo Mansiche 25,000
Universidad San Martín Lima Alberto Gallardo 18,000
UTC Cajamarca Héroes de San Ramón 18,000
Universitario Lima Monumental 80,093

Torneo del Inca

Main article: 2015 Torneo del Inca

The Torneo del Inca was the first major phase of the overall season. Although the previous season's Torneo del Inca was not part of the national championship, this season the Torneo del Inca's champion could advance to the playoffs if they finish in the top eight of the Torneo Descentralizado's aggregate table. The Torneo del Inca was divided into 3 stages. The first stage was a group stage, the second stage was the semifinals played over two legs, and the third stage was the final. Universidad César Vallejo defeated Alianza Lima in the final.

Torneo Apertura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Sporting Cristal 16 9 4 3 25 16 +9 31 Advance to playoffs
2 Melgar 16 8 6 2 22 11 +11 30
3 Deportivo Municipal 16 7 7 2 19 13 +6 28
4 Real Garcilaso 16 8 4 4 22 20 +2 28
5 Alianza Lima 16 8 2 6 20 14 +6 26
6 Unión Comercio 16 7 5 4 21 19 +2 26
7 Universidad César Vallejo 16 6 6 4 24 20 +4 24
8 Juan Aurich 16 6 4 6 24 18 +6 22
9 Sport Huancayo 16 5 7 4 19 17 +2 22
10 Alianza Atlético 16 6 3 7 19 20 −1 21
11 Cienciano 16 5 4 7 23 23 0 19
12 León de Huánuco 16 5 3 8 21 28 −7 18
13 Sport Loreto 16 4 5 7 14 18 −4 17
14 Universitario 16 3 6 7 10 17 −7 15
15 Ayacucho 16 4 3 9 15 25 −10 15
16 UTC 16 3 5 8 21 31 −10 14
17 Universidad San Martín 16 3 4 9 14 23 −9 13
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI CIE MUN AYA JA LEÓ MEL RGA CRI SHU LOR UCO UCV USM UTC UNI
Alianza Atlético 0–1 3–2 1–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–0 2–0
Alianza Lima 1–0 0–0 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0 4–1 1–0
Cienciano 3–1 1–2 4–2 1–3 1–1 3–2 2–0 1–0
Deportivo Municipal 2–0 2–1 1–1 1–0 3–3 0–0 1–0 2–0
Ayacucho 2–1 2–1 0–0 1–2 0–1 1–0 2–2 1–0
Juan Aurich 0–1 1–1 5–0 2–3 1–2 4–0 0–0 1–0
León de Huánuco 1–0 1–1 3–2 0–2 0–3 1–2 0–1 2–1
Melgar 2–1 3–1 1–0 0–0 1–0 2–2 2–0 1–1
Real Garcilaso 2–1 1–0 3–2 2–1 1–2 1–0 0–4 4–0
Sporting Cristal 1–3 3–2 1–0 2–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2
Sport Huancayo 1–1 0–0 1–1 3–0 1–1 2–1 5–1 0–0
Sport Loreto 1–0 1–0 0–1 1–1 0–1 1–1 4–1 2–1 0–1
Unión Comercio 5–2 0–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–0 1–1 1–0
Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 3–2 2–0 2–2 2–0 0–1 1–1 4–2
Universidad San Martín 2–3 1–1 3–1 2–0 0–0 3–2 0–0 0–1
UTC 2–3 1–0 2–2 2–2 0–0 2–3 4–2 2–0
Universitario 1–1 0–1 2–0 1–1 1–4 0–0 1–1 0–0
Updated to match(es) played on February 2015. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Torneo Clausura

Standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Melgar 16 8 5 3 29 11 +18 29 Advance to playoffs
2 Real Garcilaso 16 8 5 3 26 16 +10 29
3 Sport Huancayo 16 8 4 4 28 20 +8 28
4 Universitario 16 8 4 4 26 20 +6 28
5 Sporting Cristal 16 7 6 3 35 24 +11 27
6 Universidad César Vallejo 16 8 3 5 18 20 −2 27
7 Universidad San Martín 16 7 3 6 17 17 0 24
8 UTC 16 6 5 5 18 15 +3 23
9 Juan Aurich 16 5 4 7 22 25 −3 19
10 Ayacucho 16 5 4 7 22 26 −4 19
11 Cienciano 16 4 6 6 16 19 −3 18
12 Unión Comercio 16 5 3 8 27 32 −5 18
13 Deportivo Municipal 16 4 6 6 13 22 −9 18
14 Alianza Lima 16 4 5 7 18 21 −3 17
15 Alianza Atlético 16 4 4 8 20 29 −9 16
16 León de Huánuco 16 3 6 7 21 31 −10 15
17 Sport Loreto 16 3 5 8 13 21 −8 14
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]

Clausura play-off

Because Melgar and Real Garcilaso tied with 29 points a title play-off on neutral ground was played as the tournament rules specify.

Clausura play-off
Melgar1–1Real Garcilaso
Gonzales Vigíl 68' 89' Rodríguez
Penalties
Schuler soccer ball with check mark
Hinostroza soccer ball with check mark
Palomino soccer ball with check mark
Arce soccer ball with check mark		 4–2 soccer ball with red X Ramúa
soccer ball with check mark Aubert
soccer ball with check mark Rodríguez
soccer ball with red X Carando
Miguel Grau, Callao
Referee: Manuel Garay

Results

Home \ Away AAS ALI CIE MUN AYA JA LEÓ MEL RGA CRI SHU LOR UCO UCV USM UTC UNI
Alianza Atlético 4–1 3–3 2–2 0–0 3–1 2–1 1–2
Alianza Lima 4–2 0–1 0–0 2–0 3–0 1–0 2–2 0–1
Cienciano 2–0 1–0 1–1 2–2 0–1 1–0 0–1 3–0
Deportivo Municipal 2–1 1–0 1–2 1–1 1–0 1–1 1–1 0–1
Ayacucho 2–0 2–1 2–0 1–2 2–2 4–0 1–2 1–2
Juan Aurich 2–0 2–2 3–0 1–3 1–0 2–1 0–0 2–2
León de Huánuco 3–1 0–0 2–4 3–3 1–1 1–2 2–0 3–2
Melgar 5–1 0–0 4–1 5–0 2–0 4–1 1–0 2–0
Real Garcilaso 1–1 1–1 0–0 2–1 4–0 1–0 2–0 4–2
Sporting Cristal 4–1 2–2 4–0 3–2 1–1 2–2 0–0 1–2
Sport Huancayo 4–0 5–0 2–2 1–0 4–3 3–2 5–3 2–0
Sport Loreto 0–0 1–2 3–0 1–0 1–1 0–0 0–1 2–2
Unión Comercio 2–2 3–1 1–4 2–0 5–2 1–2 1–2 2–0
Universidad César Vallejo 1–0 1–0 1–0 1–0 0–2 0–0 4–2 2–1
Universidad San Martín 2–1 0–0 3–0 3–1 1–0 0–2 1–1 0–1
UTC 2–0 3–0 0–0 2–3 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1
Universitario 1–1 2–1 2–0 0–0 2–3 3–0 2–0 1–1
Updated to match(es) played on February 2015. Source: ADFP - official fixture
Legend: Blue = home team win; Yellow = draw; Red = away team win.

Aggregate table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
1 Melgar 32 16 11 5 51 22 +29 60[a] Advance to semifinals as Clausura winners
2 Sporting Cristal 32 16 10 6 60 40 +20 58 Advance to semifinals as Apertura winners
3 Real Garcilaso 32 16 9 7 48 36 +12 57 Advance to semifinal as best placed team on aggregate table
4 Universidad César Vallejo 32 14 9 9 42 40 +2 51 Advance to semifinals as Torneo del Inca winner
5 Sport Huancayo 32 13 11 8 47 37 +10 47[b] Qualification to the 2016 Copa Sudamericana first stage
6 Deportivo Municipal 32 11 13 8 32 35 −3 46
7 Universitario 32 11 10 11 36 37 −1 44[c]
8 Unión Comercio 32 12 8 12 48 51 −3 44
9 Alianza Lima 32 12 7 13 38 35 +3 43
10 Juan Aurich 32 11 8 13 46 43 +3 41
11 Universidad San Martín 32 10 7 15 31 40 −9 38[d]
12 UTC 32 9 10 13 39 46 −7 37
13 Alianza Atlético 32 10 7 15 39 49 −10 37
14 Ayacucho 32 9 7 16 37 51 −14 33[e]
15 Cienciano 32 9 10 13 39 42 −3 31[f] Relegation to 2016 Segunda División
16 Sport Loreto 32 7 10 15 27 39 −12 29[g]
17 León de Huánuco 32 8 9 15 42 59 −17 29[h]
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:[citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ Melgar were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
  2. ^ Sport Huancayo were deducted 3 points for ADFP.
  3. ^ Universitario were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
  4. ^ Universidad San Martín were awarded 1 point for 2015 Torneo de Promoción y Reserva success.
  5. ^ Ayacucho were deducted 1 point for finishing 16th in the 2015 Torneo del Inca.
  6. ^ Cienciano were deducted 6 points for an outstanding debt with the players' union SAFAP.
  7. ^ Sport Loreto were deducted 2 points for finishing 17th in the 2015 Torneo del Inca.
  8. ^ León de Huánuco were deducted 4 points for an outstanding debt with the players' union SAFAP.

Playoff phase

Semi-finals Final
          
Universidad César Vallejo 1 4 5
Sporting Cristal 3 3 6
Sporting Cristal 2 2 4
Melgar 2 3 5
Melgar 1 4 5
Real Garcilaso 0 0 0 Third place play-off
Universidad César Vallejo 0 3 3
Real Garcilaso 1 0 1

Semi-finals

The teams that will qualify to the semi-finals will be the first place team on the aggregate table, the Torneo Apertura winner, the Torneo Clausura winner, and the 2015 Torneo del Inca winner. A draw will be held to determine the match-ups.

First leg

First Leg
Melgar1–0Real Garcilaso
Zúñiga 89' (pen.)
Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
Attendance: 31,806
Referee: Diego Haro
First Leg
Sporting Cristal3–1Universidad César Vallejo
Revoredo 26' 54'
Luiz da Silva 87'		 24' Chávez
Alberto Gallardo, Lima
Attendance: 7,018
Referee: Luis Seminario

Second leg

Second Leg
Universidad César Vallejo4–3Sporting Cristal
Millán 12' 79'
Ciucci 34'
Silva 88'		 31' (o.g.) Cardoza
47' Ávila
51' Luiz da Silva
Mansiche, Trujillo
Attendance: 9,284
Referee: Manuel Garay
Second Leg
Real Garcilaso0–4Melgar
7' Arias
22' 74' 83' Cuesta
Garcilaso, Cusco
Attendance: 12,350
Referee: Michael Espinoza

Third place play-off

The two losing semi-finalists will play in a match to determine the third place team of the season.

Real Garcilaso1–0Universidad César Vallejo
Correa 20'
Garcilaso, Cusco
Attendance: 719
Referee: Luis Seminario
Universidad César Vallejo3–0Real Garcilaso
Montes 20'
Millán 84'
Cobelli 88'
Mansiche, Trujillo
Attendance: 2,453
Referee: Manuel Garay

Finals

The two winning semi-finalists will contest the finals.

First Leg
Sporting Cristal2–2Melgar
Quina 43' (o.g.)
Sheput 52' (pen.)		 40' Uribe
87' Quina
Nacional, Lima
Attendance: 21,955
Referee: Diego Haro
Second Leg
Melgar3–2Sporting Cristal
Zúñiga 22'
Fernández 44.'
Cuesta 90'		 16' Da Silva
71' (pen.) Blanco
Virgen de Chapi, Arequipa
Attendance: 35,565
Referee: Luis Garay

See also

References

  1. ^ "Descentralizado 2015: así se jugará torneo del fútbol peruano". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ Romero, Kenny. "Solo tú (y con diecisiete)". DeChalaca (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  3. ^ Lades, Gunther. "Peru". website. fussballtempel.net. Archived from the original on 25 February 2008. Retrieved February 2, 2008.

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